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SteveW - Cara, do you use LilyPond (sheet music software)? 03-Jul-2017 15:17:51

Wendy - Harmony 03-Jul-2017 11:19:26

Yrisea - Seems to me it's just a general "plea" for peace in Northern Ireland... 03-Jul-2017 11:51:32

MentariS - It has pretty explicit references to the Troubles in Northern Ireland 03-Jul-2017 12:24:59

SteveW - Great research on this, Mentari. This is very helpful... 03-Jul-2017 14:04:32

MentariS - I so would love to know the writing process for this song because of the references I mentioned... 03-Jul-2017 15:29:22

dave - The bit about Indian Sun would be familiar to Andrea 11-Jul-2017 07:35:37

Yrisea - Thanks Mentaris, that was a very very enjoyable read! :) 03-Jul-2017 17:02:40

Wendy - Thank-you! The Indian reference had me confused. 04-Jul-2017 02:03:52

Yrisea - Chillingly accurate even, Wendy.... 04-Jul-2017 07:21:01

Wendy - The dark/hopeful sound, and verse 2 04-Jul-2017 11:28:03

Yrisea - I love this ambiguity in their songs, indeed, never truly sad or too dark but neither too light... 04-Jul-2017 16:00:19

Wendy - Give Me A Reason is in my top 5 favourite songs! 05-Jul-2017 11:46:48

SteveW - I love 'Harmony' 03-Jul-2017 13:37:09

SteveW - One more thing about the tweet of Jim playing Harmony 03-Jul-2017 13:54:29

Fran_SS - He is indeed playing with his fingers instead of with the pick, Steve 03-Jul-2017 17:06:30

MentariS - I was in tears by the time I finished listening to the iTunes preview of the song for the first time 03-Jul-2017 15:44:58

Yrisea - Thanks Steve for posting those clips again....seing those after 10 years of silence was magical indeed! 03-Jul-2017 16:00:10

SteveW - One word for each album 02-Jul-2017 01:33:29

MC - I'll give it a shot... 02-Jul-2017 03:38:15

BallerinaTay - Fun! 02-Jul-2017 05:25:58

Sergio - That's a good one! 02-Jul-2017 09:11:07

Yrisea - Love it. Here's mine: 02-Jul-2017 11:41:12

MentariS - Let me try this one... 02-Jul-2017 16:31:35

Crickets - Mine 03-Jul-2017 06:46:09

SteveW - Didn't occur to me to do the solo albums (thanks, Mentari). Here they are: 03-Jul-2017 08:01:00

sergio - It's fun how differently we capture not only the albums themselves but the dimensions as well 03-Jul-2017 08:35:17

Yrisea - Unplugged: legendary ! :))) (n/t) 03-Jul-2017 09:54:41

Wendy - Fun but tricky! 03-Jul-2017 11:16:10

Fran_SS - Nice (and difficult) one! 03-Jul-2017 17:14:20

DrFunkenstein - US-based latecomer (2005)... 06-Jul-2017 13:13:24

Corranga - I guess I should have a go at this.. though 1 word clearly is not nearly enough! :) 07-Jul-2017 11:42:47

seancorrain - I'll have a go at it ! 07-Jul-2017 23:52:14

dave - FNF = breakthrough, TOC = moneyspinner, IB = contemplation, BH = maturity, WL = fulfilment. (n/t) 12-Jul-2017 16:41:36

SteveW - one word -- summary 16-Jul-2017 14:41:11

Nick - Does anybody have the album version of Dreams on mp3 to send me? 01-Jul-2017 17:19:07

Nick - the record company messed up the ISRC codes of the songs, theres only 1 ISRC for both versions, so the original is gone (n/t) 01-Jul-2017 17:29:15

BallerinaTay - Is the original found on the actual compact disk as opposed to digital (iTunes)? (n/t) 02-Jul-2017 05:00:59

Corranga - Oh, interesting. Nick is right. I have the 'Original Album Series' boxset purchases via Amazon, who do 'auto rip' 03-Jul-2017 11:11:49

Yrisea - Amazon digital releases... 03-Jul-2017 11:47:10

Corranga - It's not a rule but, generally I don't buy digital music. The digital version of the Corrs box set I have because I 03-Jul-2017 12:52:21

Yrisea - Had no idea for Amazon!... 04-Jul-2017 15:51:36

SteveW - I'm not sure if I've even ever heard the original album version of Dreams 03-Jul-2017 12:07:56

MentariS - Yes Steve, this is the original album version 03-Jul-2017 12:26:33

SteveW - So I had heard the album version, but never knew that was what I was hearing. 03-Jul-2017 12:53:54

MentariS - I find the Radio 2 performance interesting... 03-Jul-2017 13:28:46

SteveW - The Corrs cover of Dreams compared to the Fleetwood Mac original 04-Jul-2017 13:03:22

Corranga - Steve - this needs to be remedied! I read the 'single word' thread above, and both Erica and I found it interesting 03-Jul-2017 13:04:18

SteveW - What I meant by 'pop' for TOC 03-Jul-2017 14:43:02

Corranga - :) I understand and agree with your definitions. I guess it's the interpretation of pop, perhaps (without knowing how 03-Jul-2017 19:29:49

SteveW - "pop" music and age 04-Jul-2017 00:19:44

Corranga - Is this a trick to get me to listen to the Backstreet Boys!? :) I know literally NOTHING about them 04-Jul-2017 11:29:12

sergio - Allmusic.com offers a really interesting categorization of music by genres and styles 04-Jul-2017 14:18:06

SteveW - This was an interesting discussion of what falls under "pop" music 05-Jul-2017 09:22:34

BallerinaTay - Very interesting.... 03-Jul-2017 17:20:30

Corranga - Confirmation (perhaps) that those are the record company too? 04-Jul-2017 10:45:28

Yrisea - Nice search Chris! Thanks for posting! 07-Jul-2017 06:15:13

Corranga - I agree. Given the difference is usually only about 30 seconds or so, it seems an odd decision to even bother making 07-Jul-2017 17:41:07

Nick - Just in case anybody wants it, i uploaded the album versions of Dreams, INLYA and LTLY, wich are not longer available... 14-Jul-2017 17:20:06

corrazy_rach - Talk On Corners - 20 Years!! 28-Jun-2017 23:23:48

Yrisea - Oh nice!! Thanks for posting and happy anniversary to this brilliant album.... 29-Jun-2017 17:01:40

Corranga - I remember when it was number 1 in the UK album charts, and FNF was number 2 - a very rare feat 29-Jun-2017 21:12:07

MentariS - If I'm not mistaken they're the only act to do so since The Beatles, correct? (n/t) 30-Jun-2017 06:00:05

Yrisea - Yes! Believe it still holds true today. (n/t) 30-Jun-2017 09:39:03

Corranga - I *think* they are the only band to do so since the Beatles. I have a feeling, but haven't been able to confirm that 30-Jun-2017 15:52:50

SteveW - The article linked in the original post says they are the first since the Beatles 30-Jun-2017 23:11:11

Yrisea - Steve, TOC was released in October 1997 :) (n/t) 01-Jul-2017 05:15:02

MentariS - It was originally released in 1997, but a re-release was issued in 1998 with Dreams added to the tracklist (n/t) 01-Jul-2017 11:01:42

Yrisea - Yes, so the original album is indeed 20 years this year. (n/t) 01-Jul-2017 11:44:32

SteveW - Sorry, you're right that TOC turns 20 later this year. I meant to say... 02-Jul-2017 01:24:52

Yrisea - Got you. Two great anniversary for the band :)) (n/t) 02-Jul-2017 15:24:00

Corranga - Rumbled - I didn't read the article :) (n/t) 03-Jul-2017 11:35:13

corrazy_rach - Ah sorry Steve, you're right, it's only 19 years! But the article is still great! :) (n/t) 01-Jul-2017 03:56:38

Corranga - New Blog! The not the Corrs one (Paramore gig) - loose Corrs link - it's a Corrs blog site after all..! 28-Jun-2017 22:15:27

Robin - Great blog Chris, a really enjoyable read. Sounds like you had an interesting day but with a terrific gig at 29-Jun-2017 23:41:29

Robin - Just found video of Rose coloured boy from Usher hall, couldn't spot you and Erica in the crowd but sure you will 29-Jun-2017 23:57:09

Corranga - Yep, the crowd really got going :) Great that you've found some other live music to follow 07-Jul-2017 17:47:42

dave - You need to get to some Laura Cox Band gigs Robin, they are utterly brilliant 12-Jul-2017 16:50:33

Yrisea - Discovered Laura Cox band because of your posts Dave!... 13-Jul-2017 17:19:39

dave - Glad you enjoy this great band also Yrisea - they are superb. Great onstage chemistry 13-Jul-2017 19:17:40

Corranga - Signed Closer on eBay - Perhaps one for the collectors on here (if there are any left!) 28-Jun-2017 11:10:45

Yrisea - OMG thank you so so so so much for posting this!! :) I'm definitely going after it! (n/t) 28-Jun-2017 11:46:25

Corranga - Good luck :) (n/t) 28-Jun-2017 20:32:43

GaelleF - Crazy price ! (n/t) 28-Jun-2017 21:14:39

Corranga - I believe the last one which appeared sold for £100, and wasn't signed. 29-Jun-2017 21:15:23

Yrisea - Can you imagine all the people who have one spare somewhere in their attics or basement... 29-Jun-2017 22:42:16

dave - Signatures look genuine too - Andrea's is always the most difficult to forge. (n/t) 04-Jul-2017 10:22:24

Yrisea - This one went out for a 172 £! .... 10-Jul-2017 10:57:22

dave - That's pretty cheap, especially for a fully signed rare cd. I know one sold for £350 about ten 11-Jul-2017 20:39:52

SteveW - Why is the Closer single such a collector's item? 10-Jul-2017 11:05:43

Yrisea - ~From my understanding after reading about it a few years back 10-Jul-2017 13:47:06

dave - Yes, it is extremely rare, didn't realise there were only 300 pressed - luckily I have one. (n/t) 11-Jul-2017 20:37:12

Corranga - I don't know the facts but 300 seems unlikely to be given how old it is and how often they come up 11-Jul-2017 21:58:06

dave - Got a fair few promos too, like them because of the often unique sleeve artwork. 12-Jul-2017 08:36:29

Yrisea - agreed with you Chris, I don't know for the number, it came up in the thread of thecorrsclub I posted the link of... 12-Jul-2017 13:04:21

SteveW - Track-by-track commentaries for BH (revised to fix link) 25-Jun-2017 08:46:30

GaelleF - Most of the videos are part of the BH documentaries (there are two or three different ones) 26-Jun-2017 13:50:07

SteveW - Thanks, GaelleF. I've seen those BH documentaries... 27-Jun-2017 08:43:11

Wendy - That was a great album! 03-Jul-2017 11:01:37

Yrisea - That's my favourite to date. Loved the pictures too and the girls fashion in that period:)... 03-Jul-2017 11:43:38

SteveW - I think what makes BH my favorite album is the feeling of loss and longing tinged with hope 03-Jul-2017 15:10:06

sergio - I had similar feelings regarding BH and in my choice of "Lightness" I tried to refer to what seems 03-Jul-2017 16:16:13

Yrisea - Love this ambiguity in their songs too - I think Wendy mentioned it in the topic of Harmony... 04-Jul-2017 15:56:56

MentariS - Jim went live on Instagram just a few mins ago...only to end it after a wave and a smile, LOL 20-Jun-2017 19:32:04

seancorrain - I was at work ! I tried to catch him while he was live ! 21-Jun-2017 03:34:06

MentariS - Trust me, you missed nothing :-p Let's wait for more live broadcasts! (n/t) 21-Jun-2017 05:45:47

Corranga - Interesting. Perhaps a test of the feature for Jim then. (n/t) 21-Jun-2017 14:12:33

MentariS - Not the first time he tested IG's newer features... He also posted a couple of IG stories a few months back. (n/t) 21-Jun-2017 17:01:10

seancorrain - What is that boy up to ? 23-Jun-2017 21:01:31

MentariS - The girls (Andrea and Sharon, that is...) seem to enjoy fan outreach too - though not exactly the 'technology' part :-) (n/t) 24-Jun-2017 10:53:44

Yrisea - His Instagram page appears as unavailable to me.... 25-Jun-2017 15:39:13

sergio - it's still available for me...what did you say to him? just being curious...:) (n/t) 26-Jun-2017 11:27:47

MentariS - His Instagram posts are nothing like what he tweets - he pretty much only posts photos of the band 26-Jun-2017 14:04:57

Yrisea - Yes it was :) 26-Jun-2017 15:15:52

Sergio - Ok, now I know:) I wouldn't be surprised if Jim blocked you, but to be honest he did not post 26-Jun-2017 16:53:42

Yrisea - Yes I'm looking forward for the news regarding the album !! :) 2 album in 2 years would be fabulous :-) (n/t) 26-Jun-2017 17:23:08

Yrisea - About social media 26-Jun-2017 17:35:00

Corranga - New Blog! Almost 1 year after the gig, I finished my Epsom Downs Blog. Hopefully this will bring some good memories 18-Jun-2017 10:33:36

Robin - Great blog Chris really enjoyed reading it. Brought back such happy memories, the racecourse gigs were brilliant. (n/t) 18-Jun-2017 15:53:07

Terry - Very nice reading Chris, and definately more than 5 minutes entertainment ;-) 18-Jun-2017 18:04:45

SteveW - Great article, thanks for sharing. The biggest surprise for me was... 19-Jun-2017 03:28:36

MentariS - LOL Steve, I thought I was the only one who wondered the same thing! (n/t) 19-Jun-2017 11:59:40

Corranga - Yep, our island is quite small, but bigger than you think ;) It's about 1/3rd the size of Texas, but is long and narrow 20-Jun-2017 09:15:36

RichardY - Thanks for posting this Chris - I really enjoyed reading it and it brought back some great memories! 19-Jun-2017 13:02:49

Corranga - I think it was the best of the racecourse gigs, and Epsom is such a lovely place too. I think I can 20-Jun-2017 13:38:57

Robin - Guess I was lucky as they did Newcastle in 2001 and 2004 but of course they were much bigger tours than White light so 21-Jun-2017 01:03:09

Corranga - I was at the 2004 Newcastle gig :) (n/t) 21-Jun-2017 14:13:10

MentariS - Amazingly written and making me jealous as usual :-D well done Chris! (n/t) 20-Jun-2017 16:11:10

Yrisea - Does anyone know what caroline plays on the hi hat... 16-Jun-2017 12:43:33

StPaddy - Yrisea, she´s playing an 8th note triplet pattern on the hihat ... 17-Jun-2017 11:05:48

Yrisea - Mike I cannot thank you enough!! :))) 17-Jun-2017 13:54:28

StPaddy - Yes, as she once stated, she loves playing those up-tempo beats. (n/t) 17-Jun-2017 19:47:37

dave - Fleetwood Mac reforming and touring next year. Just seen Christine McVie being 16-Jun-2017 09:05:28

Corranga - I passed on the opportunity to see them a couple of times as I felt the ticket price was a bit much at the time 16-Jun-2017 13:57:34

MC - The Buckingham / McVie album was released last week. I picked it up, although I haven't listened to it yet. 17-Jun-2017 06:10:16

HaNnAhCoRr - Belfast / Ireland trip 06-Jun-2017 16:02:58

Yrisea - What kind of advice are you looking for? 06-Jun-2017 17:57:23

HaNnAhCoRr - Sorry, perhaps my message was u clear haha... 06-Jun-2017 19:27:20

Corranga - I've never been as it didn't really interest me, but from what I gather, having travelled through Dundalk 08-Jun-2017 12:55:43

SteveW - Board cover song project: choosing a song 06-Jun-2017 05:11:27

Yrisea - I can offer to record the drums or tin whistle on a song of your chosing 06-Jun-2017 09:52:36

Wendy - Good idea, and I'm still keen 03-Jul-2017 10:59:37

Yrisea - shall we start something? 11-Jul-2017 15:32:49

SteveW - I'm willing to give it a shot. Does anyone who is willing to sing want to suggest a song? (n/t) 16-Jul-2017 14:18:33

Yrisea - Musicians on the board inspired by the Corrs? 05-Jun-2017 16:08:01

Yrisea - So sorry for the typos - clearly my Samsung is being a Samsung with poor autocorrect. (n/t) 05-Jun-2017 19:16:50

MC - I was inspired to learn drums, bodhran, and tin whistle because of them. (n/t) 06-Jun-2017 01:15:14

BallerinaTay - Caroline inspired me to try the bodhran and I love it! I'm not as good as her but I enjoy playing it! (n/t) 06-Jun-2017 01:19:53

Yrisea - Love this instrument too :)... btw the video on which Caro learned... 06-Jun-2017 09:46:30

MentariS - I took up the tin whistle thanks to Baby Corr, and now I have quite a collection from various manufacturers (n/t) 06-Jun-2017 07:11:14

Yrisea - Haha, I have the same thing, 06-Jun-2017 09:39:34

MentariS - Not that I'm any good at it, but I personally am quite partial to Feadog. (n/t) 06-Jun-2017 15:05:01

Yrisea - Interesting. I always found they sounded pretty bad... 06-Jun-2017 15:15:02

sergio - Yeah, I started to play guitar several times...my last and so far strongest determination to learn to play was 06-Jun-2017 11:43:41

Yrisea - I hope you will keep it up Sergio!... 06-Jun-2017 15:19:25

sergio - I have started by myself. I have found a super online course on justinguitar.com...this dude really knows 06-Jun-2017 16:18:17

dave - This is the standard you need to aim for Sergio.. 06-Jun-2017 19:46:14

Sergio - Not a bad little aim:) (n/t) 07-Jun-2017 09:09:59

Nick - I have a band in Argentina, "Lucas & The Woods", and the style is different, but yes, we take inspiration from them. 07-Jun-2017 15:44:34

Corranga - I own a number of tin whistles, and a bodhran thanks to the Corrs. I never put the effort in to learn then though! (n/t) 08-Jun-2017 12:58:30

Wendy - Tin whistle, singing and songwriting - I was strongly influenced by The Corrs! 03-Jul-2017 10:47:31

SteveW - Wendy, it would be great to hear more about your analyses of Corrs songs 05-Jul-2017 10:05:19

dave - Is there anyone in France who can help me with buying a French concert ticket ? (n/t) 02-Jun-2017 10:48:01

dave - Not needed now, managed to do it finally by using another ticket site. (n/t) 02-Jun-2017 11:55:20

SeanCorrain - Who has pre ordered or bought Forgiven Not Forgotten on Vinyl ? 01-Jun-2017 14:32:43

dave - A deathly silence............. (n/t) 01-Jun-2017 21:22:24

CorrMac - Me! 01-Jun-2017 21:57:04

MC - I pre-ordered it. 02-Jun-2017 02:41:40

dave - To those that are keen to buy this FNF vinyl release, have you bought other Corrs vinyl records. 02-Jun-2017 06:55:20

MC - Yes, I have a few. 02-Jun-2017 10:58:26

MentariS - The beauty of Amazon I guess :-) (n/t) 03-Jun-2017 10:45:39

MC - Yep! And for the record, it didn't come yesterday. Which makes sense, since it hasn't shipped, even though Amazon said 03-Jun-2017 12:58:44

Chanh - I have ordered my by Amazon Germany and received it this tuesday (n/t) 02-Jun-2017 09:37:10

dave - Being vinyl, they probably only press small batches at a time, as they are a bit of a 'niche item' 03-Jun-2017 19:57:59

Corranga - I also have it ordered, but no sign of it yet (n/t) 04-Jun-2017 08:21:08

MC - I got an email from Amazon yesterday saying that the item isn't available yet, and they don't have an estimated date. 04-Jun-2017 12:44:32

dave - Chanh, is there any difference to the artwork or text on the much larger 12" album sleeve 06-Jun-2017 10:49:03

Yrisea - that is going to be a collector item for sure. I wish they would edit every album in this format, I love it. (n/t) 06-Jun-2017 09:48:27

Corranga - Mine has arrived :) The cover is creased quite badly at the back :( (n/t) 11-Jun-2017 09:26:45

dave - Return it for a replacement. (n/t) 11-Jun-2017 10:41:55

Wendy - Does anyone remember Andrea singing "Down to the River to Pray" in an interview? 31-May-2017 13:57:29

Yrisea - I do!! 02-Jun-2017 22:26:19

Yrisea - PS I could be wrong - it could be a different set of interviews.... 02-Jun-2017 22:29:17

Wendy - Thanks - I think they were the interviews! 05-Jun-2017 04:23:43

Wendy - All the fan question videos/audio are here, but I can't view them 05-Jun-2017 04:56:04

Wendy - Sorry, it's in the "Interact" section of that link. (n/t) 05-Jun-2017 04:57:53

Yrisea - Omg yes !! You've found it back:') 05-Jun-2017 09:36:22

Corranga - Yep - Good and modern looks, with out dated content and no news ;) (n/t) 05-Jun-2017 09:42:19

MentariS - Some things never change huh? :-p (n/t) 06-Jun-2017 07:14:39

Yrisea - haha yeah, so this never really changed. I love seeing the old site, brings back good memories 06-Jun-2017 09:59:33

SteveW - Wendy, I have the video of Andrea singing the first line of "Down to the River to Pray" 05-Jun-2017 12:53:49

corrazy_rach - OOoohhhh I would love to see!!! Good work detectives! Can someone upload please??? (n/t) 05-Jun-2017 15:35:24

corrazy_rach - I mean I would love to HEAR it!!!! (n/t) 05-Jun-2017 15:35:52

MentariS - Seriously, a lot of people in the fanbase are quite exceptional at digging for treasures ;-) (n/t) 06-Jun-2017 07:14:07

corrazy_rach - Did anyone end up finding it?!?!! (n/t) 16-Jun-2017 02:33:30

SteveW - Yes, I have it but don't have any easy way to post it. 16-Jun-2017 05:03:21

corrazy_rach - Great! Thanks Steve!! (n/t) 16-Jun-2017 10:44:34

dave - OK, here's something else to discuss. Does a left-handed guitarist benefit from playing 31-May-2017 09:52:36

Corranga - U2 used a wireless setup - though they don't come down into the crowd - plenty of artists do, or have though. 31-May-2017 13:41:27

Cara - I took guitar lessons for a couple of years at uni. I'm a lefty but played "right-handed". 31-May-2017 14:00:06

Terry2 - Sinister or dexter? 31-May-2017 22:03:31

dave - Thanks Terry, I hadn't thought of course that lefties just naturally adapt to 01-Jun-2017 08:55:13

Corranga - Ah left handed scissors, my favourite. I remember being handed those yellow handled LH scissors in primary school 01-Jun-2017 09:32:13

Cara - Sorry to have to delete the very well-meaning posts hoping for safety for fellow members. 31-May-2017 06:51:50

Cara - I know there's not a lot to talk about at the minute... But unfortunately I think we need to stick with... 31-May-2017 06:54:56